U.S. Agent John Walker battles the new U.S. Agent April Manning, also called Saint,
on the crashing Helicarrier over Ephraim, West Virginia. Finally, the ship
crashes to the ground and Manning emerges, dragging the defeated Walker….
The
witness is asked to go back to account for the Kaiju so earlier we see that
Walker and his pilot were attacked by a giant blue dragon, which Walker opined
was part of the American Kaiju Project, which created the serum that gave Manning
and Kate Tolifson their super-soldier abilities; Walker’s superior Valerie Cooper tells him that’s classified. Walker rides the dragon to the Helicarrier
and leaps aboard, carrying the pilot….
Inside,
Kate attacks Manning, warning him about taking a second dose of the serum so
soon after the last one, and the need for a new U.S. Agent to replace Walker;
she also wonders why a wealthy man like Manning would get involved in
superheroing. [We see that Manning’s son was killed in a confrontation with
police and he blamed himself.] Meanwhile, Manning’s pilot has sought out Morrie
Watanabe, who is Manning’s master, at the hospital where he has taken Lamar
Hoskins, and flies him out to talk sense into Manning. The Dragon crashes into
the Helicarrier, allowing Manning to overpower Kate and then Walker arrives for
the fight seen at the beginning of the issue. And when Manning drags Walker out
of the downed carrier, he suddenly collapses….
Later,
Walker talks to Val Cooper and learns that Kate is now in a psych ward, having
lied about their brother committing suicide. Cooper also realizes the value of
having Walker without official status. Then Morrie arrives and the two plan
their next moves….